From Dr. Welsh

I've been extremely blessed to get to know so quickly a big variety of Peruvians. We've been twice to the little village of Huaraclla and met locals of all ages. My patients ranged from two weeks to 88 years, and they have all been remarkably patient with my poor Spanish. (I've had two wonderful Peruvian translators who've helped tremendously.) Many of the diseases are the result of poor nutrition and unclean water. The new well being drilled at the school will help a lot. Our team works well together, improvising as the situation demands. It's not all work--we had a great time soaking at the Inca Baths yesterday. The landscape here is magic, with mountains all around and a very green valley in the middle. The land is cut up into thousands of little farms and from our van the landscape is a constant show. Then we get to meet the good people who live here, and all the work becomes a lot of fun. Mary and our kids would love it here. I miss you all and will be home soon with plenty of stories.